Austin Hill Finds Victory at Home Track Atlanta: Radio trouble prevented driver Austin Hill from being able to speak to his Richard Childress Racing crew during the Alsco Uniforms 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway, but he sure understood the final hand signal.(Read more)(7-9-2022)
Leading a race-high 73 laps, #21-Austin Hill held off the pack to win the Alsco Uniforms 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It’s the second win for Hill in the 2022 season.
#8-Josh Berry hovered around second for the duration of the final stage, ending the race with his second consecutive top-five finish. #18-Ryan Truex, #48-Tyler Reddick and #11-Daniel Hemric rounded out the top five.
#9-Noah Gragson, #7-Justin Allgaier, #10-Landon Cassill, #98-Riley Herbst and #16-AJ Allmendinger, who rebounded from two laps down, filled out the top 10.
Hill and Berry won the first two stages.
There were 17 lead changes among seven drivers and six cautions for 28 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 128.071 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Atlanta Paint Schemes
Race Fast Facts – Atlanta:
Austin Hill # won the 2nd Annual Alsco Uniforms 250, his second victory in 32 Xfinity Series races.
This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Josh Berry (second) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 10th top-10 finish in 2022.
Ryan Truex (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Austin Hill (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 29 points over Ty Gibbs.
Xfinity Series Standings after Atlanta (Race 17 of 33):
1)#54-Ty Gibbs, 4 wins
2)#16-AJ Allmendinger, 2 wins (regular season championship leader)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier, 2 wins
4)#8-Josh Berry, 2 wins
5)#9-Noah Gragson, 2 wins
6)#21-Austin Hill, 2 wins
7)#19-Brandon Jones, 1 win
8)#1-Sam Mayer 490, +149
9)#98-Riley Herbst 482, +141
10)#11-Daniel Hemric 454, +113
11)#39-Ryan Sieg 422, +81
12)#10-Landon Cassill 421, +80
Currently below cutline
13)#23-Anthony Alfredo 341, -80
14)#2-Sheldon Creed 326, -95
15)#68-Brandon Brown 321, -100
16)#02-Brett Moffitt 320, -101
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.
Cars to the rear: None
Pit Stall Selections
Xfinity Series qualifying from Atlanta got canceled due to rain, which awards the pole to #54-Ty Gibbs based off the metric.
#8-Josh Berry will start alongside in second, with #16-AJ Allmendinger, #19-Brandon Jones and #21-Austin Hill rounding out the top five.
#9-Noah Gragson, #7-Justin Allgaier, #98-Riley Herbst, #39-Ryan Sieg and #1-Sam Mayer make up the rest of the top 10.
With just 38 cars entered for the race, all drivers/teams will compete.
See the complete Alsco Uniforms 250 Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Order
Crew Rosters
Goodyear Tire Notes
There are 38 cars on the entry list for the Also Uniforms 250 Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Notables: #13-Natalie Decker, #18-Ryan Truex, #26-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #35-Joey Gase, #44-Sage Karam, #45-Caesar Bacarella, #48-Tyler Reddick
See the full entry list on the Atlanta Entry List page.
